Australia’s virus death toll surges on aged care fatalities
MELBOURNE: An Australian state reported a record 59 deaths today, the highest ever daily total for the country, including previously...
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US Justice Department’s Google lawsuit expected in weeks ahead: Source
WASHINGTON: The Justice Department, which has been conducting an antitrust investigation of Alphabet Inc's Google, plans to bring a lawsuit...
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Hong Kong financial firms step up compliance hiring amid US sanctions, security law
FILE PHOTO: A Star Ferry boat crosses Victoria Harbour in front of a skyline of buildings during sunset. Hong Kong,...
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Unicef says drugmakers can produce unprecedented vaccine quantities for Covid-19
NEW YORK: Unprecedented quantities of vaccines could be produced by 28 manufacturers in 10 countries over the next two years...
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Oil industry placing risky bet on plastics: Report
LONDON: Big oil producers are pinning their future growth on the world's insatiable appetite for plastic, researchers said on Friday...
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Biden speaks with Jacob Blake, hears from Kenosha residents
KENOSHA: Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden put himself squarely in the middle of ongoing national tumult over racial injustice and...
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Virgin Atlantic to cut over 1,000 more jobs as demand languishes: Sky News
LONDON: Virgin Atlantic is preparing to cut more than 1,000 jobs after seeing a slower-than-expected recovery in international demand for...
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German prosecutors drop probe into FT over Wirecard
BERLIN: German prosecutors have dropped their investigation into journalists of the Financial Times in connection with its reporting on the...
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Facebook to limit last-minute political ads in final US election push
SAN FRANCISCO: Facebook Inc said on Thursday (Oct 3) it would stop accepting new political ads in the week before...
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Apple to delay privacy change vexing Facebook, mobile ad market
NEW YORK: Apple Inc said on Thursday that it will delay until early next year changes to its privacy policy...
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US weekly jobless claims below 1 million; but labor market recovery ebbing
WASHINGTON: The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits fell below 1 million last week for the second...
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Mother kills five of her children in German town, reports Bild
BERLIN: German police have found the bodies of five children in an apartment in the western town of Solingen, mass-selling...
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Philippines delays release of US marine in transgender killing
MANILA: A US marine convicted of killing a transgender woman will stay in detention in the Philippines while a court...
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Trump skewers Pelosi’s mask-free hair appointment
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump rounded on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi yesterday after she was caught on camera visiting a...
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India reports record daily jump of 83,883 Covid-19 infections
MUMBAI: India reported another record daily jump of 83,883 coronavirus infections today, taking its tally to 3.85 million, just 100,000...
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Texts books and face masks, Europe’s children return to school
PARIS: Tens of millions of pupils returned to school in France, Poland and Russia today, their rucksacks loaded with exercise...
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Maersk to cut jobs in major reorganisation, internal email says
File photo of a Maersk Line container ship. COPENHAGEN: Shipping group Maersk will cut job cuts as part of...
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Delivering super-cooled COVID-19 vaccine a daunting challenge for some countries
FRANKFURT: Getting a coronavirus vaccine from manufacturing sites to some parts of the world with rural populations and unreliable electricity...
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Djokovic embracing the pressure at US Open as he extends winning streak
NEW YORK: Novak Djokovic showed a bit more passion than might have been expected in his first-round win over Damir...
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US Open without fans an ‘advantage’ against Opelka, says Goffin
NEW YORK: Some players at the US Open have bemoaned the lack of fans at locked-down Flushing Meadows but Belgium's...
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